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Wednesday, July 22 thru July 28, 1998
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Vol. 109 No. 29
Dallas, Pennsylvania
Life a bit
harder for
fish after
workshop
By MEIRA ZUCKER
Post Correspondent
Dear Mabel,
The day started like any
other day. I swam a little, ate a
little, swam a little. Life is good
when you are a fish. But then I
saw that wriggly red worm
floating there . . .
Little did I know that Francis
Slocum State Park was spon-
soring a Youth Fishing Worl-
shop in the Visitors Center by
the lake. Sixteen children filled
the program, and others had to
be turned away.
Kathy Kelchner, park natu-
ralist and a Certified Fishing
Skills Instructor with the Penn-
sylvania Fish and Boat Com-
mission, led the workshop. “I
want to interest non-fishing
young people in the sport,”
said Kelchner, “and to stimu-
late interest among families.”
Fishing is inexpensive fun,
noted Kelchner, and a great
way for families to spend time
together.
(This is all we need, Mabel;
more people fishing.)
After a game of “Fishing
Pictionary,” Kelchner dis-
cussed the principles of fish-
ing, different species of fish,
and equipment for fishing. The
course emphasizes being a
SMART fisher: Safety first,
Manners are important, Ap-
preciate clean water, Return
your catch, and Teach others.
As part of the presentation,
the students explored the en-
vironment along the lake
shore. They talked about food
chains and discovered numer-
ous micro invertebrates such
as crayfish, leeches, snails,
and dragonfly nymphs.
(Speaking of the food chain,
it's about time our species
moved up a little, don’t you
think?)
Jim Kaiser, of Dallas,
brought his daughter, -Leah,
who just turned seven and
received a fishing pole for her
birthday. “She's been dying to
go fishing with her older
brother,” said Kaiser.
See FISH TALE, pg 8
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Yuk! Leah Kaiser of Dallas put on a fate when she grabbed a worm during the Fishing Skills
Workshop at Frances Slocum State Park over the weekend.
POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK
POST PHOTO/CHARLOTTE BARTIZEK
Big man in town
Bill Wennington, Chicago Bulls center, visited the boys' basketball
camp at College Misericordia last week. He gave the boys a pep
talk, then challenged them to a little one-on-one. Photos on pg 7.
New Trinity pastor wants
congregation to reach out
By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER
Post Staff
DALLAS - Pushing his glasses
up a bit, the new pastor at Trinity
Presbyterian Church eases into
his new office. A picture of his
wife Susan and their three chil-
dren sits on one of the few shelves
not completely lined with books.
Rev. Mark C. Harper, 35, was
ordained a Presbyterian pastor
four years ago and previously
worked as associate pastor at the
Church of Christ Uniting in
Kingston, where he currently re-
sides. He became Trinity's new
pastor two weeks ago. ;
When Trinity put out “The Call”
that it was looking for a new pas-
tor, Harper applied just like any-
one would for a job. He succeeds
Rev. Lucy Stafford-Lewis, who was
the interim pastor for two years.
“I feel like I'm. following Lucy
around,” Harper joked. She was
also his predecessor at the Church
of Christ Uniting. Stafford-Lewis
went to Wyoming Seminary to be
a chaplain.
Harper was raised in Raleigh,
North Carolina and attended the
University of North Carolina in
Chapel Hill. He then attended
a4
Duke University Divinity School
and graduated from Princeton
Theological Seminary, where he
completed his Master of Divinity
degree in 1994.
His wife, Susan, is the execu-
tive director of the Wyoming Val-
ley Council of Churches.
While in college and between
college sessions, Harper worked
in ministries helping homeless,
troubled families and counseling.
prisoners in Atlanta and
Princeton. He decided to become
a pastor sometime during his in-
volvement in the ministries.
“I believe with all my heart that
it’s what God wants me to do. It’s
a sense of vocation (for me), not
simply a job. I believe it's the way
God and the church are using my
gifts. I began having conversa-
See TRINITY, pg 7
Robber with knife
hits bank office
Makes off with undisclosed amount
of cash in 11 a.m. Friday heist
; By RONALD BARTIZEK
Post Staff
DALLAS - Things were back to normal Monday at the Dallas branch
of Luzerne National Bank, following an armed robbery Friday morning.
“The staff was a little
shaken 'up, but they're
okay,” said Bill Leandri,
the bank’s president. The
office was fully staffed at
the time of the robbery.
Patrol cars from Dal-
las Borough, Kingston
Township and Dallas
Township were gathered
in front of the office at
midday Friday, while po-
lice and agents of the
Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation interviewed em-
ployees and gathered evi-
dence. The investigation
is being managed by the
FBI.
The thief, who entered
This photo supplied by the FBI shows a
bank robber reaching over the counter at
* Luzerne National Bank in Dallas.
the bank with his head covered in panty hose, escaped with an
undisclosed amount of cash after brandishing a knife at a teller window
just before 11 a.m. The FBI does not disclose the amount taken in bank
robberies. The robbery was captured on the
bank's surveillance cameras, and a photo of
See ROBBERY, pg 3
Lehman Twp. is "test case’
for 911 street addressing
By KYLIE SHAFFERKOETTER
Post Staff
LEHMAN - Lehman Township
continues the process to get
streets named and numbered for
the county 911 system. Luzerne
County sent the township maps
and directives to help with the
process, said Ray Iwanowski, a
township supervisor.
“Dave Sutton (supervisor chair)
is currently reviewing the maps.
We will keep residents and tax-
payers informed as we proceed
with this,” said Iwanowski.
Lehman is sort of the test case
for rural areas. “We're the first
township to really approach this
in the county,” said Doug Ide,
supervisor. “We don’t know how
long it will take since we having
nothing to base it on.”
With 51 miles of road in the
township, Iwanowski predicted
they would be finished naming
and numbering by the end of the
year. .
In other business, Charles
Bartlett, zoning officer, reported a
violation on Idetown-Huntsville
Rd. Near one of three new homes
owned by Ken Pollack Sr., the
zoning ordinance was violated by
the clear cutting of trees down to
the Huntsville Reservoir.
_ Bartlett said there is supposed
to be a 75-foot buffer of trees or
bushes around the reservoir. “It's
an inadvertent mistake,” said
Bartlett, who found out about the
violation from a caller.
Intersection work put off to '99
Improvements to the main intersection in Dallas should be finished
by next summer, instead of this summer as originally planned. Steve
Shimko of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT),
said there are still some right-of-way issues that need to be signed.
Getting necessary land from the Dallas Post Office seemed to be a
problem when PennDOT first went to them with the plans.
But,
Shimko said PennDOT has been assured the land will be sold to them.
The post office had concerns for the safety of its customers. With the
land shaved off in front of its main entrance, the post office was worried
customers would get pelted with rocks or snow as the streets were
plowed in winter. To remedy this, post office officials want to move the
entrance on the side.
-Kylie Shafferkoetter
HB Teamwork
Offset Paperback and Penn
State Wilkes-Barre establish
unique training partnership,
Pg 3.
HB Upbeat season
Back Mountain American
Legion finishes third in
playoffs, sends two to state
all-star game. Sports.
14 Pages, 2 Sections
Calendar................... 14
Classified............. 12-13
Crossword................ 14
Editoridls................... 4
ObItUaNES: .veuivineivsvns 12
SChook....onciivin.iiinn 11
Sports... 9-10
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